Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Today, at an Albuquerque news conference, House Speaker Javier Martínez and several Democratic state lawmakers outlined their plans to sponsor legislation in the 2027 session concerning management of the troubled Children, Youth and Families Department. The plan is to create a three-member commission to oversee CYFD, revise confidentiality protections in the state Children’s Code, ban congregate care for foster youth under the age of 12 and equip the recently formed Office of the Child Advocate with subpoena power. The group of lawmakers said they hadn’t decided whether to present the proposals as an omnibus bill, or as several pieces of legislation.
